An Authentic Life 1.1 for pdf - Universalist Radha-Krishnaism

visible on many Berlin buildings although some areas
were rebuilt. The temple was in a downtown office
building. Bath water was heated in pots and poured
into a galvanized tub.
From Berlin, I went to Paris. The devotees’
small apartment served as residence and temple.
They rented a room in a nearby hotel for me. They
frequently chanted, danced, and collected donations
in the streets. They looked like a band of rabble as
they emerged from the subway and danced down the
street chanting Hare Krishna while keeping an eye
out for gendarmes who drove by in buses.
I lectured at the American Center,
American High School, International
University, and Theosophical
Society. At the Theosophical Society,
after my lecture, which was
translated into French, an old
Frenchman stood up during the
question and answer period and
asked, "What is the difference between
Madvacharya and Shankaracharya's interpretation
of Vedanta?"
I was glad to have such an intelligent question
asked of me, and I explained the difference between
their respective personal and impersonal views of
God. Another older man stood up and said, "I accept
everything you say. How can I follow you?" I was
moved by the man's enthusiasm and told him, "Come
to the temple, chant Hare Krishna, and study Bhagavad
Gita." He did.
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